Bathing-cabinet



1 Patented Feb. 10,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET WE/W09, l zigweraw P. P. F|GUEROA. BATHING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNEZI. 1916.

1 ,3 30, 3 1 2 Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER P. FIGUEROA, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bathing- Gabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shower baths and more especially to cabinets to contain the same and arranged to be hung at an elevation for the shower to act and to carry a curtain to infold and conceal the bather and prevent the Water from splashing beyond a certain range, the outer adjuncts being adapted to be detached and packed in, the tank of the cabinet for transportation or storage, as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in. the claim and illustrated in the drawings accompanying this application, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cabinet I with the curtain and tub in section. V

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view of the cabinet with the bathing attachments packed therein for transportation.

Fig. 4 is a front view of a modified form of cabinet.

Fig. 5 is a side view of another form of modification opened for use.

Fig. 6 is a view of the same closed.

Fig. 7 is a view of a ring for carrying the curtain.

In localities wherethere are no modern water supply systems serious difficulties are experienced in providing bathing means and the object of this invention is to provide a simple and compact cabinet whichmay be quickly turned into a shower bath and is adapted to contain all articles needed in the toilet.

The device consists of a tank 5 preferably made of sheet metal and having a lid 6 held in place by studs 7 at the rear of the tank and the turn-button 8 at the front of the same and Whose rotating means is a hook 9. At the bottom of the tank is an outlet nipple 10 and at the front of the tank may be placed a mirror 11 below which is a hook 12. while the tank may have below it a drawer 13 for toilet articles, or the same may be dispensed with and the empty tank itself used to contain all of the attachments and toilet articles.

' for toilet articles and in this case the smaller areas WE 1 PETER P. FIGUERQA, OF NEW YORK, Y.

Specification of Letterslatent. t te Fe 10, 1920; Application filed June 21, 1916. Serial No. 105.005. Y v

The upper end of the tank is provided 4 with; a bail 14 to carry the same or'as. a means to suspend the same from some elevation as shown in the drawing. a

To convert the device into a shower bath a flexible pipe 15 having an enlarged sprinkler'16 at one end and a cook 17 at the other end, the latter beingcoupled on the nipple 10 and the sprinkler turned to the horizontal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the handle 18 of the cock may carry adepending chain 19 to open or to close the cock.

A ring 20 carries a curtain 21 by means, of small rings 22 which slidearound the large; ring and allow the opening of said curtain for the entrance of the bather. The ring 20 is supported at one side bythe hook 12 and at its outer end by the chain 23 carried by the hook 9 and the lower end of the curtain is inserted in a tub or other receptacle 24 in which the bather may stand when he desires to submit himself to a shower.

The cabinet by itself may be used as a 7 bucket and filled with water at anydesired v v location and carried to the room or place where the bath is to be taken, hung up andthe bathing attachments put in place.

It is obvious that an article of this nature is capable of various modifications and in Fig. 4 a cabinet is shown without the drawer articles may be deposited with the curtain and pipe within the pipe itself;

In Figs. 5 and 6 the'tank is made in the formof a handbag 25 of canvas or leather and is adapted to be hung from a peg by the handle '26. The usual nipple 10 is provided and to the same the pipe 15 is secured while the cook 27 has on its upper side ahook 28 to support the ring 20 at one side and its other side is suspended from a hook 29,011

the frame 30 at the mouth of the 'bag'bv means of the chain 33. This hook may be I used to open or close the bag and at each end of its frame 30 the gores 31 are inserted v to retain water at the utmost height.

In the use of such a bag to contain the various attachments the'ring 20 may prove too large-and in this case it may be divided as shown in Fig. 7 with each half having a socket 32 into which the other end of each section is fitted to complete the'ring. It is obvious that means may be provided to close the nipple when the tank or bag is .filled preparatory to hanging for use and this will relieve the user of the necessity of carrying the pipe and shower when fillingeither with water.

The tank may be of any desired ornamental eflect and may have hooks 33 at the side for clothing as shown in Fig. 4:.

Other arrangements or modifications may be resorted to without departing from the essential features above described or from the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim as new is:

In a bath cabinet the combination with a portable receptacle having carrying and hanging means'and a nipple at its lower side, of a flexible pipe and shower sprinkler, a cock for the pipe, a chain secured to the handle of the cook, a sectional ring adapted to carry a curtain, suspending means for the ring at one side of the receptacle, and a. closure for the receptacle adapted to be secured by the suspending means.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York this 18th day of June A. D. 1916.

I I PETER P. FIGUEROA. 

